To Kill a Kingdom was everything it promised: sirens, kingdoms at war, enemies falling in love, and an interesting look at nature vs nurture.
Tag: Fantasy
Review: The Queen’s Rising by Rebecca Ross
The Queen’s Rising is an interesting kingdom/rebellion story, which thankfully reads like a standalone!
Reign the Earth was everything I hoped it would be!
To be honest, I don’t want to review Reign the Earth. For me it was one of those books that was so perfect that I don’t even want to sit and be objective about it. I don’t want to go over details and pick it apart. I just want to bask in its amazingness and all the beautiful feelings I have about the book.
It really sucks when the final book in a series disappoints you
Cat wasn’t the badass I hoped for in Heart on Fire; she was riddled with repetitive insecurities that didn’t feel like they “fit” into the third and final book.
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black — I’m so glad I stuck around for this one!
I was a bit worried when I first started The Cruel Prince. Its depiction of fae being dark and twisted isn’t my favourite. It’s Wonderland-esque. I prefer “light”, principled, honour-bound fae.
Review: The Sea King (Weathermages of Mystral #2) by C.L. Wilson
I really enjoyed The Sea King, but I’ll confess I’m disappointed I wasn’t able to give it 5 stars. I had to dock a star for two key reasons…
The first time I read Heir of Fire I gave it 2.5 stars, this time I gave it 5
The first time I read Heir of Fire I gave it 2.5 stars (here’s my first review). But I just did a reread and gave it five stars! I think this is really interesting so I want to talk a bit about why I think […]
There’s Nothing Worse Than Being Disappointed in a Dragon Book
Well shit. I’m sad I didn’t love this. 🙁 It had so much potential and I was SO excited. But it ended up falling kind of flat for me. By the time I got to the end, I was doing a lot of skimming just […]
If you loved Roar, read these three fantasies next!
I just finished Roar by Cora Carmack and I think it was my favourite book so far this year! So if you haven’t read it yet, what the hell are you waiting for?? But if you have read it (and loved it), I wanted to […]
Royal Bastards – AWESOME Fantasy Friendship Story!
I loved this story! Royal Bastards ended up being everything I hoped it would: Kingdoms Awesome, rebellious, brave characters Magic!! I think the best thing for me was the characters. There were five main ones and they were all fantastic in their own ways. They […]